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They say a couple that plays together, slays together, and that certainly seems to be the case for David and Victoria Beckham. The former England and Manchester United star took to his Instagram page earlier today to show off his 'power couple' workout with his Spice Girl wife.

Sam Ryder has been announced as the final headliner at this year’s Wychwood Festival.He will perform on the final night of the event on Sunday, June 4 alongside Melanie C, Toploader and Soul II Soul.The Eurovision star joins previously announced headliners Happy Mondays and Travis. Sleeper have also been announced to headline the comedy tent on the Saturday night (June 3).The 2023 edition of Wychwood Festival will be taking place at Cheltenham Racecourse from June 2-4, 2023.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have been announced to headline Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus 2023.The former Oasis singer-songwriter topped the bill at the inaugural Rock N Roll Circus in Newcastle last summer, with organisers announcing he will now return for a second year alongside Happy Mondays, The Cribs, The Joy Formidable and Somebody’s Child.The concert will take place at Don Valley Bowl on Friday, September 1, with a series of concerts continuing across the weekend (September 2, 3). Pre-sale tickets go live this Wednesday, March 1 at 10am GMT from here, with general sale available from Friday, March 3 at 10am GMT.“We’re proud to be bringing our event to South Yorkshire.

Damon Albarn has revealed that after Gorillaz’ divisive Glastonbury headline set in 2010, Kate Bush phoned to tell him it was “one of the best shows she’d ever seen”.Last night (February 23), Albarn and visual artist Jamie Hewlett sat down for a Q+A session with comedian Alan Carr for Banquet Records, attended by NME.Taking to the stage at former-cinema-turned-nightclub Pryzm in Kingston, Albarn explained that “Glastonbury was very memorable because it was so different to any other performance that had been before us”.“We wanted to just be, and not do the normal schtick of ‘hello Glastonbury, how are you all feeling?’ We wanted to just do our thing,” he continued.Gorillaz were last-minute replacements for U2 who had to postpone their appearance after Bono injured his back. Albarn returned to the iconic festival with Gorillaz one year after topping the bill with Blur.“I realised halfway through the Gorillaz set that the audience had no idea who some of the guests that we were bring onstage were, because I wasn’t introducing them,” he said of the set that included the likes of Bobby Womack, Bootie Brown, De La Soul, Lou Reed, Happy Mondays‘ Shaun Ryder, The Fall‘s Mark E.

One of Scotland’s most popular music festivals is returning to West Lothian this summer, bringing with it a gold-standard line-up.

Placebo have announced details of a huge open-air gig in Margate for this summer – find details below and purchase tickets here.The gig comes as part of the Margate Summer Series and will take place at the Dreamland venue on June 9.Also playing the series are Bastille, UB40, Primal Scream and Happy Mondays among others between June and September.Placebo’s show comes as part of Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal’s recently rescheduled 2023 UK and Ireland tour, which came after the band were forced to postpone their remaining tour dates in December last year after frontman Molko lost his voice.The band had initially postponed a single show in Newcastle on December 2, sharing that Molko had ignored his doctor’s advice to “go home and shut up for a week” and that he risked permanently damaging his voice if the tour continued.The Margate show will fall between the tour opener in Newcastle (June 7) and their show at Birmingham’s O2 Academy (12).See the full list of dates below.JUNE 2023 7 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall 9 – Margate, Dreamland12 – Birmingham, O2 Academy15 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange24 – Glasgow, O2 Academy26 – Dublin, 3ArenaLast year, Placebo asked their fans to not film or take photos during the band’s live shows. “Dear Placebo fans, we would like to kindly ask you NOT to spend the concert filming or taking photos with your mobile phones,” they told fans.“It makes Placebo’s performance so much more difficult.

Joy Division-themed bar in Manchester has divided opinion across social media.The bar, which has opened today (February 17) in the Northern Quarter of the band’s hometown, features a mural of late frontman Ian Curtis in the corner and a green neon ‘Unknown Pleasures’ sign – in reference to their landmark 1979 debut – on the wall. Described by its owners as “a love letter to Manchester music” by its own, it is serving Japanese fusion dishes with ‘Manchester vibes’.

A new bar in the Northern Quarter features an Ian Curtis mural by the same artist that had his work sensationally painted over last year. Disorder, which has been inspired by the music of Joy Division and is opening this weekend, commissioned street artist Akse P19 to paint the mural.

A new Joy Division-inspired bar in the Northern Quarter has divided opinion on social media. Described as 'a love letter to Manchester music' by its owners, High Street venue Disorder features a number of nods to the post-punk band, including a mural of Ian Curtis and the title of seminal album 'Unknown Pleasures' as a green neon sign on the wall.

Dame Vivienne Westwood has been remembered as an "icon" for thrusting modern punk and new wave fashion in decades of work after her death at the age of 81.

NME has reached out to Sims’ representatives for comment.One of Sims’ sisters, Annette Ramsey wrote on social media: “my heart is broken” and wrote on Facebook: “I will always remember the happy times we’ve shared, the love and support you have given me will not go in vain. I Love you Big Sis RIP.”Another of her sisters, Debbie Sims Hall described the late singer as “a beautiful soul inside and out” who “will truly be missed”.Events organiser CJ Carlos wrote on Facebook last night (October 15): “Having spoken to her immediate family tonight, it’s with a heavy heart that i post this news Joyce Sims has passed away.

Joyce Sims has died The singer - who was best known for her 1987 single 'Come Into My Life' - has passed away at the age of 63, events organiser CJ Carlos has announced. He wrote on Facebook on Saturday (15. 10.

here.Stephen Campbell, Apple Music’s Global Head of Dance, Electronic, said in a statement: “Dance and Electronic music, and broader DJ culture underpin the Palace brand in every way, all through a very specific lens.“We are excited to onboard such a cultural institution as a curator and bring mixes from generational legends and the best of the new to Apple Music subscribers across the globe.”Palace founder Lev Tanju added: “We love the music we love so much: curating a space for it all to live for Apple Music feels very banging for us.“Tunes from Palace skate videos and mixes from our favourite DJs in the world: this will be our corner of the music internet and we are hyped on it.”According to a statement, Palace’s curator page will also feature “archive mixes from the company’s favourite DJs”.Palace was established in 2009 by event Tanju and his skate team, the Palace Wayward Boys Choir and Gareth Skewis. The organisation is heavily influenced by 1990s pop culture and style.Back in 2020, Happy Mondays teamed up with Palace for a collaborative clothing range inspired by the veteran Madchester band’s iconography.The collection featured a button-up shirt with a still from the band’s 1990 ‘Step On’ video, and tees with a photograph of percussionist Mark “Bez” Berry playing the maracas.

Shaun Ryder has shared details of his first live solo performance in 11 years, with all money raised on the night going to mental health charity Mind.The Happy Mondays star will play a hometown charity gig at Manchester’s Factory 251 on October 7, supported by club night and record label This Feeling – including an appearance from Creation Records founder and former Oasis manager Alan McGee, among other “surprises” promised for the evening.“I’m really looking forward to playing my first solo show in 11 years,” Ryder said in a statement. “It’ll be great to play some songs from my album ‘Visits From Future Technology’ live.”Tickets for the charity show are available to purchase here.Originally recorded in Los Angeles back in 2010, McGee suggested to Ryder that he revisit the sessions, leading to its release in 2021 with re-recorded vocals and additional help from producer Sunny Levine.Describing the album last year – his follow-up to 2003’s ‘Amateur Night In The Big Top’ – Ryder said: “In my delusional ADHD brain it’s my ‘Sgt.

Ian Brown played a homecoming Manchester gig this weekend (September 30), and dedicated the set to late Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder.Brown is currently on his first UK headline tour in a decade, and played the O2 Victoria Warehouse in his hometown on Friday night.As reported by the Manchester Evening News, Brown told the crowd: “I just want to dedicate tonight’s set to one of the greatest human beings I ever met. Let’s hear it for Mr Paul Ryder.”Ryder passed away on July 15 at the age of 58.

Manchester music icon Ian Brown dedicated his big homecoming solo show in the city to Happy Mondays guitarist Paul Ryder. Stone Roses legend Ian played to a sold out crowd of 5,000 at Manchester's Victoria Warehouse on Friday night.

Gillian McKeith, Carol Vorderman and Amir Khan are leading I'm A Celebrity All Stars line-up as it gets set to hit screens next year.

Happy Mondays star Bez has been fined after cutting across an unmarked police car on the motorway. Officers followed the Salford-born maraca shaker's Bentley for 13 minutes and watched him reach speeds of 90mph as he drove along the M56.

It is with much sadness that we share this message from Jamie Roy's family:"Jamie passed away yesterday. Jamie was a…Posted by Jamie Roy on Tuesday, September 20, 2022A post shared by J A M I E R O Y (@jamie_roy_)Trick boss Topping was one of a host of DJs and artists to pay tribute to Roy after news of his death was shared.The DJ shared a picture of the two together and wrote: “Gutted to hear of the passing of Jamie Roy, such a sound lad.”Rowetta, collaborator with the Happy Mondays, Gorillaz and more, added: “Such a sad, sad loss.

Happy Mondays legend Bez married his long-term partner earlier this month – see him dance at the altar below.The star, real name Mark Berry, tied the knot with Firouzeh Razavi on September 4 at St Mary’s Church in Kentchurch, Herefordshire.This weekend (September 10) the official Happy Mondays Twitter account shared footage from the wedding, which sees Bez doing his iconic dancing at the altar.“Sing hosanna to the King!!” the tweet reads.See Bez dancing his way down the aisle below.Sing hosanna to the King!! Bez & Frou ❤️ pic.twitter.com/80UgFk7Ci4— Happy Mondays (@Happy_Mondays) September 10, 2022Earlier this summer Happy Mondays released a new EP, ‘Tart Tart’, in tribute to their late bassist Paul Ryder. Ryder passed away on July 15 at the age of 58.In a statement, his surviving bandmates described him as “a true pioneer and legend” who will be “forever missed”.

Happy Mondays and Celebrity Gogglebox star Bez married his partner of ten years and fiancée of almost one year, Firouzeh Razavi, over the weekend. The couple has shared exclusive details with OK! about their big day, which included two types of ceremonies, a couture dress, an X Factor singer and a "pimp hat". After the pair met in a bar through mutual friends ten years ago, in 58 year old Bez's native Manchester, he finally popped the question in October 2021 in front of family and friends - including his three sons from a previous relationship - after he organised an impromptu walk in Swansea.